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NEW! Spatial tumor heterogeneity

Guest edited by Xiao Fu, Weini Huang, Robert Noble, Dmitrii Shek

NEW! Early-onset breast cancer

Guest edited by Matteo Lambertini, Kelly Metcalfe, Chiara Molinelli

Genomic instability in cancer

Guest edited by Albert Steven Agustinus and Viviana Barra

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New Content ItemElevated expression levels of the protein kinase DYRK1B induce mesenchymal features in A549 lung cancer cells
 

New Content ItemSpartalizumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy with or without canakinumab in patients with PD-L1-unselected, metastatic NSCLC

New Content ItemThe impact of physical activity on progression-free and overall survival in metastatic breast cancer based on molecular subtype

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_targeted Therapies for Cancer
Guest edited by Prof. Min Li and Dr. Yanis Boumber
Open for submissions

Microbiome and Cancer
Guest edited by Christopher Staley, Jacques Ravel, Sean Devlin
Open for submissions

Cross journal collection: Advances in CAR-T immunotherapy
Guest edited by Profs Marko Radic, Djordje Atanackovic and Tim Luetkens
Collection published: 30 June 2020

Cross journal collection: Precision Oncology
Collection published: 28 August 2019

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BMC Cancer is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of cancer research, including the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. The journal welcomes submissions in broad areas of cancer research including molecular and cellular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and clinical trials. Learn more about our scope here

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  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 3.4
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.8
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.944
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.087

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 12
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 150

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